Funding

News and Trends

Haircare Brand Arata Raises $4M in Series A Funding Led by Unilever Ventures

The personal care brand competes with established players like WOW Skin Science, Pilgrim, and Mamaearth, in a rapidly growing market. This latest funding round highlights investor confidence in the brand's potential to scale and become a leader in India's haircare industry.

News and Trends

Cloud Kitchen Giant Rebel Foods Receives Funding From KKR

Rebel Foods was founded in 2011 and has grown to become the world's largest multi-brand cloud kitchen platform with a network of 450 cloud kitchens and more than 5,000 online restaurants in cities across India, the UAE, and the UK.

News and Trends

Velocity Announces INR 200 Cr Fund to Boost New-Age F&B Businesses

According to the company, the fund is designed to address specific challenges faced by food and beverage (F&B) brands who often struggle to secure financing from traditional sources.

News and Trends

MBG Card Secures INR 2.72 Crore Funding to Propel Digital Transformation for SMEs

The global digital transformation market is projected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2025, with India's SaaS sector experiencing significant growth driven by SME adoption.

News and Trends

B2B Fintech QuiD Cash Announces USD 4.5 mn Pre-Series A Fundraise

The funding round was led by new investors, alongside existing investor MINTCAP. The company said in a press release that it plans to use the funds to invest in technology and aid further growth.

News and Trends

Bureau Secures $30M in Series B Funding to Combat Rising Global Cyberfraud

The company also aims to address critical challenges in regions like India, where fraud prevention is a $7.3 billion market plagued by rising incidents of UPI payments fraud and identity theft.

News and Trends

Spacetech Startups Set to Propel India Further in the Modern Space Race

According to the Indian Department of Space, the country's space economy is currently valued at USD 8.4 billion, constituting a 2 per cent share of the global market.

Finance

Overcoming the odds: How we raised the largest ever European pre-seed round by two female founders

In the competitive landscape of startup funding, Belong's achievement of securing the largest pre-seed round in Europe by a female founding team, totalling £2.95 million, is a journey of overcoming the odds.

News and Trends

5 Emerging Sectors Primed for Venture Capital Interest in India

As traditional sectors saturate, VCs look to turn their focus on emerging industries that are poised to define the country's next phase of surge. Here are five sectors that are likely to attract the most interest from VCs in India over the next few years.

News and Trends

FinX and FirstClub Raise Early-Stage Funding

The startups listed below have disclosed investment rounds.

Fundraising

Will Investors Bite on a Pizza Wallet? Find Out on the Wild Season Finale of 'Elevator Pitch.'

On the season 12 finale of "Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch," contestants teach investors to look at ordinary things in a whole new way.

News and Trends

How Cactus Partners' Growth Playbook Drives Valuations and Success for its Portfolio

The modus operandi of Cactus is helping companies put the governance systems in place with required boards and committees, preferably at the series A stage or beyond.

News and Trends

Avataar Ventures Leads USD 38 Mn Round for LambdaTest to Enhance AI-Driven QA Tools

With the fresh funding, LambdaTest plans to advance KaneAI, launching AI Native QA Agent-as-a-Service to transform software QA with AI-driven insights, scalable Test Cloud, and advanced HyperExecute automation.

Growing a Business

How to Prepare Your Small Business for Impactful Investor Partnerships That Go Beyond Funding

Here's how investorpreneurs transform startups with mentorship and strategic investments.

Starting a Business

10 Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs That Investors Love (Even If They Seem Like Jerks)

This article explores a thought-provoking question: Why do many successful entrepreneurs exhibit traits that might label them as "jerks?"